Session Abstract

Microsoft has clearly doubled down on the "era of AI" – whether you're a frontier company deploying agents across your tenant or a smart follower carefully evaluating the risks and potential. Understanding how AI agents exist as a new identity type is now mission-critical for security architects. In this session, you'll gain fundamental insights into Microsoft's implementation of agents in your organization. Learn practical strategies to control, manage, and when needed, block them effectively. Key takeaways: How agents authenticate and operate within Entra ID How to identify existing agents in your tenant Native controls for agent lifecycle management Risk-based strategies for agent permissions and monitoring Blocking mechanisms for high-risk scenarios Microsoft is rapidly building out AI agent features, but the fundamentals are now established. This is the perfect moment to deeply understand how agents operate within your Entra ID ecosystem , ensuring you're ready to adopt upcoming capabilities while properly securing your organization's agent use cases. *This is a security session, not a session demonstrating agent capabilities.

Note to event organizers

This will again be high interactive session! establishing the fundamental understanding for managers, project managers, IT professionals

Louis Mastelinck

Louis Mastelinck is a Belgian MVP and Microsoft Security Expert, with deep expertise in Microsoft Entra ID and enterprise IAM. He excels in designing complex Conditional Access architectures, cross-tenant security, and Zero Trust implementations for large-scale environments. A GCFA-certified incident response specialist, Louis combines his mastery of Microsoft's security stack (Defender XDR, Sentinel, Purview) with identity-first security strategies to neutralize threats and safeguard organizations. Passionate about Identity and Access Management, he thrives on solving intricate Entra ID challenges from guest lifecycle automation to advanced RBAC and PIM. When not architecting secure-by-design solutions, Louis shares his knowledge through community speaking, technical videos, and his platform SecurityBlogSearch.com. Serious about security, nerdy about identity. Although he takes his work seriously, Louis isn't afraid to embrace his inner nerd. He finds joy in exploring the depths of technology and staying up-to-date with the latest cybersecurity trends. In his spare time, he generously shares his knowledge with the community through public speaking engagements, informative videos, and insightful blog posts.

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